Six countries qualify for Q/F of U-20 World Cup as Nigeria crash out

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Nigeria exited the competition after they were thrashed 4-0 by Argentina in the Rounds of 16.

By Kehinde Okeowo      

Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Spain, Norway and France have all qualified for the quarter-final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

This follows the conclusion of six of the eight Rounds of 16 fixtures.

Spain and Mexico advanced to the quarter-final stage after defeating Ukraine and Chile respectively.

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Argentina thrashed the Flying Eagles of Nigeria 4-0 to qualify for the last eight.

Colombia, on their own part, defeated South Africa 3-1 to progress to the next  stage of the competition.

Early Thursday, Norway beat Paraguay 1-0 while France edged past Japan with the same scoreline.

USA will clash with Italy later today, while Morocco and South Korea will slog it out for the final spot on Friday.